Legal Opinion
Janicik v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 15, 1982No. 945 and 946PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant contends that the lower court erred in denying her petition for class certification. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the order of the court below and certify the class.
Appellant is the primary beneficiary of two life insurance policies purchased from appellee by her late husband. The policies, issued in 1964 and 1966, contained identical “family-income benefit riders” providing that she would receive fifty dollars per month under each during the payment period. Each policy defined the payment period as “65 years less years of issue age.” Appellant’s husband died in…
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